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lid-container / lid-vase

A series of bud vases and small containers, created using traditional Yamanaka lacquer techniques by Urushi Kobo Oshima, a highly-respected lacquer workshop founded in 1909. We dramatically enlarged the lid of the traditional Japanese lacquerware soup bowl, as though it had entirely covered the bowl. By playing with familiar expectations for the object’s scale, we changed the relationship between its parts and emphasised the small moment of delight that comes from taking off a lid.